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Lindisfarne Street

Three held on suspicion of arson after house fire

The man and woman, in their 20s, and another man in his 40s, have since been released on bail.

  • 22ha day ago
  • Cumbria
Volunteers with the Roman heads in two wheelbarrows

'Utterly unique' Roman finds to go on display

The sculpted stone heads, gems and carvings will make up the Digging Deeper exhibition in Carlisle.

  • 1da day ago
  • Cumbria
Passengers wait in a departure lounge at Heathrow Airport in London

Air traffic fault sees Bank Holiday passengers stuck

Air passengers are hit by severe delays and cancellations - with warnings some disruption could last for days.

  • 4h4 hours ago
  • UK
Alfred Wainwright at Blea Tarn

More walkers take up coast-to-coast challenge

Alfred Wainwright's route, from Cumbria to North Yorkshire, is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

  • 1da day ago
  • York & North Yorkshire
People in red coats have set up a yellow tent in the dark in heavy rain

Man rescued in rain from England's highest mountain

Rescuers battled "miserable" weather to help a man who had fallen close to Scafell Pike's peak.

  • 2d2 days ago
  • Cumbria
A man in a red coat gives a thumbs up while lying next to a large mushroom

The man finding food growing in a city park

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Volunteers with the Roman heads in two wheelbarrows

'Utterly unique' Roman finds to go on display

The sculpted stone heads, gems and carvings will make up the Digging Deeper exhibition in Carlisle.

  • 1da day ago
  • Cumbria
Passengers wait in a departure lounge at Heathrow Airport in London

Air traffic fault sees Bank Holiday passengers stuck

Air passengers are hit by severe delays and cancellations - with warnings some disruption could last for days.

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  • UK
Alfred Wainwright at Blea Tarn

More walkers take up coast-to-coast challenge

Alfred Wainwright's route, from Cumbria to North Yorkshire, is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

  • 1da day ago
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  1. Posted at 11:16 28 Aug11:16 28 Aug

    Three held on suspicion of arson after house fire

    Lindisfarne Street

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  2. Posted at 8:09 28 Aug8:09 28 Aug

    'Utterly unique' Roman finds to go on display

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    The sculpted stone heads, gems and carvings will make up the Digging Deeper exhibition in Carlisle.

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  3. Posted at 5:35 28 Aug5:35 28 Aug

    More walkers take up coast-to-coast challenge

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    Alfred Wainwright's route, from Cumbria to North Yorkshire, is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

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  4. Posted at 8:58 27 Aug8:58 27 Aug

    Man rescued in rain from England's highest mountain

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  5. Posted at 7:57 27 Aug7:57 27 Aug

    The man finding food growing in a city park

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  7. Posted at 16:04 26 Aug16:04 26 Aug

    Acquah strike earns Barrow point against Wrexham

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  8. Posted at 8:48 26 Aug8:48 26 Aug

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  9. Posted at 8:04 26 Aug8:04 26 Aug

    Ex-soldier shot in neck walks length of Britain

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    Mark Harding was told he would never walk again after being wounded in Afghanistan in 2010.

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  10. Posted at 6:14 26 Aug6:14 26 Aug

    Rig disaster descendants seek closure 43 years on

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  11. Posted at 17:37 25 Aug17:37 25 Aug

    Barrow sign Crawley Town striker Telford

    Dom Telford made four appearances for Crawley Town this season

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  12. Posted at 13:50 25 Aug13:50 25 Aug

    Woman wakes up to tonnes of waste dumped on drive

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  13. Posted at 11:42 25 Aug11:42 25 Aug

    Fraudster tried to claim neighbour's £1.1m estate

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  14. Posted at 7:32 25 Aug7:32 25 Aug

    Work to begin on multimillion-pound station revamp

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  15. Posted at 5:52 25 Aug5:52 25 Aug

    Teen seen with 'sword' actually had wooden replica

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  16. Posted at 13:43 24 Aug13:43 24 Aug

    Woman jailed over hotel meet blackmail

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    Mirella Kovacs threatened to tell the victim's wife that they had met in a Carlisle hotel.

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  17. Posted at 13:12 24 Aug13:12 24 Aug

    Train operator re-records mispronounced stations

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    Locals have helped Northern after the firm received complaints about stations pronounced incorrectly.

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  18. Posted at 11:17 24 Aug11:17 24 Aug

    Farmer awarded for helping endangered birds

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    Ian Bell's land management has been crucial to the breeding success of curlews, the RSPB says.

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  19. Posted at 7:47 24 Aug7:47 24 Aug

    Man, 66, rescued after falling down 'rocky slope'

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  20. Posted at 6:44 24 Aug6:44 24 Aug

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